<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 9"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 9"> <link rel=File-List href="cid:filelist.xml@01C7B7CB.A0F7D8B0">  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US style='tab-interval:36.0pt'> <div class=Section1> I am working to complete a major presentation that tries to take a useful whack at the challenges of “Reinventing transport in cities”, energized as a result of the great increase in awareness of the need for changes in the face of the ongoing environmental catastrophe. And in this context one of the plates I am working on tries to outline in a few words some the challenges that we face on the streets when moving from old to new mobility environments. That is to say into a world of many more different types of street uses<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> Here is what I have summarized and that I am pleased to share with you for your eventual use and if possibly your comments. These I will incorporate into the final piece which will be available to you all within the week. <o:p></o:p> <![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> <ol style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm' start=1 type=1> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'>New mobility environments call for new skills and attitudes for all<o:p></o:p></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'>Sharing the street with may different kinds, sizes, types and speeds of users brings a new set of challenges to all concerned<o:p></o:p></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'>The significant environmental changes are going to bring with them risks and inevitably accidents due in large part to the unfamiliarity of users<o:p></o:p></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'>The difficulty of our ability to deal these new challenges must not be underrated<o:p></o:p></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'>Everyone is concerned – Car drivers, cyclists, walkers and public transport <o:p></o:p></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'>And others: playing children, handicapped people, conversing adults, street traders<o:p></o:p></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'>Persistent attention to an ever-changing flux of small details requires high visual acuity, considerable motor skills, calmness of mind, great respect for others<o:p></o:p></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'>These are not the dominant attitudes of drivers in a hurry on a car-only road<o:p></o:p></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'>These considerable risks need to be anticipated and provided for in advance<o:p></o:p></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'>This underlines the importance of the education and communications components of the new programs<o:p></o:p></li> </ol> <![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> As I work on all this and try it out with experts and general pubic audiences, what strikes me most is how very different things are for those of us who wish to bring about change in these matters. The windows are open, the air is flowing, the needs are clearly there and we have a world that is ready for change.. Let’s get together and make this thing work.<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> Eric Britton<o:p></o:p> <![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> <![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> </div> </body> </html>